Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04
.GlS IN PAYING QUANTITIES FOUND.
a Flame From the Bowels Of
the Earth.
The Natural Gas BlaZes -Four
Feet High.
Everybody Enthusiastic Over
the Future.
Other Wells viii Probably De
Sunk.
The Stockholders Of the Lucky
The Stockholders of the Lucky
Company.
Last Nights Developments al the Wei
Some Talk With Stockholders
NO Stock for Ssie-The
Force OF the Flow
increasing.


natural gas which occurred yesterday fore
noon marks, without doubt.the mcsiimpori-
ant event ia the history Oi Grand ksgids- i
Will give an impetus 10 enterprise here
which no other conceivable event could
give. Olher wells will be promptly sunk
in other parts Of the city. and it
will not be surprising II be-
fore many months shall have
passed, all the leading furniture and other
manufacturing concerns viii be getting
taeir motive power from IA e bowels of The
earth. The extent 10 which the industries
Of the city will be stimulated can scarcely
be estimated This stimulation of industry
means corresponding growth IN popula-
ton and brings the time when the inhshii-
ants OF the Valley City shall number 10000
much nearer than 1892. the date predicted
for that population heretofore By the TELE-
GRAN-it ERALD.
The latter part OF December. 1886 = nun
Der OF prominent citizens of Grand Rapids,
becoming convinced that natural gas ex
listed heneath the city met at the oidce Of
+ L. Noble - discuss the question of
boring for he same. Several pre-
limnary NEE in - were held and on
January Is. i>s7, the Grand Rapids Ar
tesisn Well Co. was organized for the pur-
pose OF drilling or causing 10 be drilled .
well in the city OF Grand Rapids 10 deter
mine the existence OF finhamAble gas, petro-
leum, salt or other commodities underly-
ing the said city.
The cauital sock of the Company vas
placed at 10000 divided into 400 snares of
S25 each the following stockholders sub
scribing for the number ol shares indicated.
Freeman Godfrey 10. Frank l.. Noble 10
Wm. ] Powers ). Vim. ii. Powers .. Mm.
Widdicomb 10 Robert b. WoodcOck -,
Ad0lph Ieitelt 10. George v. Gay ;, John
l.. Shaw ;. Alfrei II. Henig 8. Charles
Fox 5. T. Crofton Fox .. Charles II. Leon
ard 20. Paul steketee 10. las X. johnson
10. VIM. g. Herpolsheimer 3. Lyman Z.
Kinney O. John Mcinfyre D George II.
White 10. VIM. A Berkey :. Arthur Neiss
10 G. G. A. Voigt 5. r + Butferworih 10.
julius Houseman. s. T. Bennett 10. EDos
Pntman 10 a ,. Watson 10 ]. n. Weston
10. u A. Blodgett 10. NJ ". Bates 5. Chas.
W. Colt =, d. D. Cody 10. a y. Rsthboue
10. " Z. Shelhy 10. J. II Wonderly 70. r.
NJ. Peck 5. John z Peck .. John A. Covo8e
=. Charles L. Oinev 10 J0seph r. Martin
10. Brown. Clark 4 Co 10 II. Leonard y
sons ip Nm. sears & Co 10 Nfs Cofneiia
G. Fuller 10 D. }. Lsatbers 8. Honsemsn.
Donnsllv & Jones 8 John Mcconnell a
John Cauliisid 8 DR.. II. o. Saunders :. l..
= Hawkins 3. J. NJ Barnett 5. Joseph
Hssld 5. " s. Gunn s. iefeilie- & Waite
Mrs. r. g. Brown :. VIM r. Buikiey 5 q
?. Thi :. koft.aD6eT & Grady 3. an s.
Frost. % stanton. Mich. 4
on January 23 the contract was lot for
siukinr The vel. and Marcl Is
work was cnmmCLoed
afer making pfelim nary invest -sfions
of the earth iu several iocalltie- 3 wss
finally decided - place fbe FIRST weli on the
prouertv Of Freeman Godfrey, i1st south
easf % TIE ncN cas works and adjacent fo
the main usck Of the Chicago 4 West
Nich{vpn railroad The location Va con-
siserss the uosi sdvantaeeons - water ~as
easfiv scse--ibie and = side rack connected
he properly vith tbs G. q IS. =. road.
The PARTIES securing the contract were ex-
/ rer. snce1 in ibe work. having sans sfrrrsi
wells previously for AT. Noble aear re-
mont Ohio TIE ponderous reckioerv
rss shif.ped from there. A sooa a. the tefs-
porarv eng ae fni boiler house could bs
( nr.iii and ibe derrick p'aoed in ppsifion. fae
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II va frsf prorose1 20 sink use eg. fri-
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